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Rain Man (1988)
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Rain Man is the kind of touching drama that Oscars are made for--and, sure enough, the film took Academy honors for best picture, director, screenplay, and actor (Dustin Hoffman) in 1988. Hoffman plays Raymond, an autistic savant whose late father has left him $3 million in a trust. This gets the attention of his materialistic younger brother, a hot-shot LA car dealer named Charlie (Tom Cruise) who wasn't even aware of Raymond's existence until he read his estranged father's will. Charlie picks up Raymond and takes him on a cross-country journey that becomes a voyage of discovery for Charlie, and, perhaps, for Raymond, too. Rain...
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Rain Man Movie Review by Jarrod  (9/26/2007) |
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Dustin Hoffman won an Oscar for performance in 'Rain Man' and it is very easy to see why; it is astonishing, the way he presents the character of Raymond Babbitt, a middle-aged autistic man who is locked away at a hospital where his daily routine is uninterrupted.
Autism is a condition that has varying degrees of...
(complete Rain Man review by Jarrod)
| Rain Man Movie Review by Zara (1/31/2007) |
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Tom Cruise seems best suited for playing self absorbed characters. Every time he steps into a role where he's hungry for the next sale, the next big score, the next heart to break... that's where he rules.
RAIN MAN is no exception. The ostracized child of a rich man, Cruise is also trying to be a top notch car dealer and...
(complete Rain Man review by Zara)
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